Wesley Bell, who will represent Missouri's 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives, embraces his cousin, John McIntosh of St. John on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, after making a speech at his election watch party in Clayton after defeating Republican Andrew Jones.
Democrat Wesley Bell won election to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday.
Bell defeated Republican Andrew Jones in the Democratic-leaning 1st District, which covers ºüÀêÊÓƵ city and part of ºüÀêÊÓƵ County.
Bell is the ºüÀêÊÓƵ County prosecuting attorney and defeated Democratic incumbent Cori Bush in the August primary.
Bell's primary victory came after a pro-Israel super PAC spent $8.5 million to defeat Bush over her criticism of Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
The Associated Press declared Bell the winner at 9:19 p.m. EST.
Gary Boyd, host of the local television show Them Yo People, stops to talk to guests on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Clayton. Boyd was emcee at the election watch party for Wesley Bell, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Rep. in Missouri's 1st District.
Wesley Bell, who will represent Missouri's 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives, listens as radio personality BJ the DJ hands the microphone to Affinia Healthcare CEO Kendra Holmes on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, as they roast him at an election watch party in Clayton. Bell defeated Republican Andrew Jones.
